title: Rotational osteotomy of the humerus for posterior instability of the shoulder.
abstract: We evaluated twelve shoulders (ten patients) that had recurrent, painful posterior instability and were treated by external rotational osteotomy of the humerus. The length of follow-up ranged from two to twelve years. The patients rated the result as excellent or good in ten of the twelve shoulders. Objectively, two shoulders were rated as excellent; eight, as good; and two, as fair. There was recurrent instability in one shoulder that had had multidirectional instability. One pseudarthrosis, which persisted for ten years, was revealed on the follow-up radiographs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Borås Central Hospital, Sweden.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Surin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blåder
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Markhede
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sundholm
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000601:surgery*; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*